Day 1 (11 Sept.)
8:30 Introductions - Jonathan Odhong’, Facilitator
Process: Check-in, participants to interact freely outside the meeting room if possible. Find out what mood your fellow participant is in, How he is since the last meeting, what interesting thing has happened with your fellow participant between last time you met and now. Volunteer will go first, then we proceed in a structured go-around format.
9:00 Welcome and opening remarks
Victor Manyong, IITA Director for Eastern Africa Hub & Chair Africa RISING ESA Project Steering Committee
Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Manager Africa RISING West Africa and East/Southern Africa Projects
Mateete Bekunda, Chief Scientist Africa RISING ESA Project (introduce meeting objectives)
Presentation of agenda for the day - Jonathan Odhong’, Facilitator
9:30 2-in-1 Presentation: Updates from PCT/SAG meetings held in June & Briefing on the future of the Africa RISING - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon
Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarification (Participants to take 2 minutes to reflect and 3 minutes to discuss round the tables and note down the clarifications needed from each h table and 10 mins for Irmgard to respond to)
10:00 Tea/Coffee Break/group photo
10:30 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception
Introductory presentation on handbook of agricultural sustainable intensification approaches for (smallholder) farmers in East and Southern Africa - M. Bekunda
Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarification in plenary.
11:00 Deploying new varieties (climate-smart and disease/pest-smart) - Okori, Setimela, Jumbo
12:00 Enhancing resilience adaptation through cereal/legume cropping systems (including seed/plant populations) - Chikowo, Snapp, Kihara, Chirwa
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
14:00 Management of soil fertility through application of mineral fertilisers and animal manures - Kihara, Kimaro, Desta, Lyimo, Mhango
15:00 Land management (physical and biological) - Kizito, Swai, Kimaro, Chikowo
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 Land management (CA and associated technologies) - Thierfelder, Kihara
17:30 End of day
Day 2 (12 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
12:00 Integration / Systems activity (of above technologies e.g. based on ISFM, GxMxExS, ladder approach). - Claessesns, Gundula, Thierfelder
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
14:00 Approaches for taking technologies to scale - Sseguya, Muthoni, Chipungu, Vimbayi
14:30 Progress with the scaling partnerships
Each site team presents their achievements or progress
Process: 10 mins presentation x 10 mins clarification in plenary X 3
Kongwa Kiteto
Babati
Malawi
15:00 Review of research outputs which have loose ends that can be tied up within the next 6 months
Introductory presentation on planning for lose ends - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon
Process: 10 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary
Group work (20 mins) - Participants break-out into site groups to:
Reflect on presentation by I. Hoeschle-Zeledon and determine which lose ends: (a) need to be absolutely addressed and can be finalized within the next 6 months and don't need any funding, (b) It would be great to address should circumstances change and more funds are available
Outcomes of these discussions to be recorded on flip charts and will be presented in a bus stop format.
Presentation by each team on their existing lose ends (TBD by site Kongwa Kiteto, Babati, Malawi) - (10 mins + 10 mins clarification) x 3
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 Presentation by each team on their existing lose ends cont'd
17:30 End of day
Day 3 (13 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Planning for the next 6 months - tying loose ends and engagement with development partners for scaling // Project Steering Committee Meeting (in parallel)
Participants break into groups (by site) to plan, those not involved (e.g. Zambia) can start writing their sections for the handbook
10:30 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 Reporting back and discussion of plans for next 6 months -
Process: Bus stop format; Plans to be summarized on Flip Charts; 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarifications X 3 sites
Kongwa/Kiteto
Babati
Malawi
12:30 Lunch Break
14:00 Presentation and review of Feed the Future indicators/custom indicators/progress on publications and another materials
Introductory presentation on commitments by each site team - B. Kotu (Bekele to send participants a template for reporting on this) (20 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification)
Each site team presents their achievements or progress
Process: 10 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary X 3
15:30 Writing of /revision of write-ups
Overview presentation of handbook outline and introduction to the template to be used for writing - M. Bekunda
Process: 20 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary
Participants go into writing groups (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
17:30 End of day
Day 4 (14 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
10:00 Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches
Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins discussion X 4 chapters; This session will be done using computers. All draft chapters to be collected and shared with all participants by the facilitator before lunch break, this will help in the review process as the team working on a chapter presents and the other participants can refer to the work and make practical input/feedback/comment about what is already typed up.
Chapter 1 - Okori, Setimela, Jumbo
Chapter 2 - Chikowo, Snapp, Kihara, Chirwa
16:00 Tea/Coffe Break
16:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd)
Chapter 3 - Kihara, Kimaro, Desta, Lyimo, Mhango
Chapter 4 - Kizito, Swai, Kimaro, Chikowo
17:30 End of day
Day 5 (15 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd) (15 mins presentation + 15 mins discussion) X 6 chapters
Chapter 5 - Thierfelder, Kihara
Chapter 6 - Lukuyu, Rubanza
Chapter 7 - Abass, Mutungi, Okori
10:00 Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd)
Organizers page
ESA Review and Planning Meeting
11-15 September 2017
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Agenda
Day 1 (11 Sept.)
8:30 Introductions - Jonathan Odhong’, Facilitator
- Process: Check-in, participants to interact freely outside the meeting room if possible. Find out what mood your fellow participant is in, How he is since the last meeting, what interesting thing has happened with your fellow participant between last time you met and now. Volunteer will go first, then we proceed in a structured go-around format.
9:00 Welcome and opening remarksPresentation of agenda for the day - Jonathan Odhong’, Facilitator
9:30 2-in-1 Presentation: Updates from PCT/SAG meetings held in June & Briefing on the future of the Africa RISING - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon
- Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarification (Participants to take 2 minutes to reflect and 3 minutes to discuss round the tables and note down the clarifications needed from each h table and 10 mins for Irmgard to respond to)
10:00 Tea/Coffee Break/group photo10:30 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception
- Introductory presentation on handbook of agricultural sustainable intensification approaches for (smallholder) farmers in East and Southern Africa - M. Bekunda
- Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarification in plenary.
- 11:00 Deploying new varieties (climate-smart and disease/pest-smart) - Okori, Setimela, Jumbo
- 12:00 Enhancing resilience adaptation through cereal/legume cropping systems (including seed/plant populations) - Chikowo, Snapp, Kihara, Chirwa
13:00 Lunch Break14:00 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
- 14:00 Management of soil fertility through application of mineral fertilisers and animal manures - Kihara, Kimaro, Desta, Lyimo, Mhango
- 15:00 Land management (physical and biological) - Kizito, Swai, Kimaro, Chikowo
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break- 16:30 Land management (CA and associated technologies) - Thierfelder, Kihara
17:30 End of dayDay 2 (12 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
- 8:30 Livestock (introducing fodders; feed rations; poultry management) - Authors: Lukuyu, Rubanza
- 9:30 Minimizing food waste and improving food safety - Abass, Mutungi, Okori
10:30 Tea/Coffee Break11:00 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
- 11:00 Improving nutritional quality (nutrient dense crops, food menus) - Ochieng, Jumbo, Chipungu, Muzanila, Mwangwela, Anitha
- 12:00 Integration / Systems activity (of above technologies e.g. based on ISFM, GxMxExS, ladder approach). - Claessesns, Gundula, Thierfelder
13:00 Lunch Break14:00 Review of main scientific achievements of the project since inception (cont'd)
- 14:00 Approaches for taking technologies to scale - Sseguya, Muthoni, Chipungu, Vimbayi
14:30 Progress with the scaling partnerships- Each site team presents their achievements or progress
- Process: 10 mins presentation x 10 mins clarification in plenary X 3
- Kongwa Kiteto
- Babati
- Malawi
15:00 Review of research outputs which have loose ends that can be tied up within the next 6 months- Introductory presentation on planning for lose ends - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon
- Process: 10 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary
- Group work (20 mins) - Participants break-out into site groups to:
- Reflect on presentation by I. Hoeschle-Zeledon and determine which lose ends: (a) need to be absolutely addressed and can be finalized within the next 6 months and don't need any funding, (b) It would be great to address should circumstances change and more funds are available
- Outcomes of these discussions to be recorded on flip charts and will be presented in a bus stop format.
- Presentation by each team on their existing lose ends (TBD by site Kongwa Kiteto, Babati, Malawi) - (10 mins + 10 mins clarification) x 3
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break- 16:30 Presentation by each team on their existing lose ends cont'd
17:30 End of dayDay 3 (13 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Planning for the next 6 months - tying loose ends and engagement with development partners for scaling // Project Steering Committee Meeting (in parallel)
- Participants break into groups (by site) to plan, those not involved (e.g. Zambia) can start writing their sections for the handbook
10:30 Tea/Coffee Break11:00 Reporting back and discussion of plans for next 6 months -
- Process: Bus stop format; Plans to be summarized on Flip Charts; 15 mins presentation + 15 mins clarifications X 3 sites
- Kongwa/Kiteto
- Babati
- Malawi
12:30 Lunch Break14:00 Presentation and review of Feed the Future indicators/custom indicators/progress on publications and another materials
- Introductory presentation on commitments by each site team - B. Kotu (Bekele to send participants a template for reporting on this) (20 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification)
- Each site team presents their achievements or progress
- Process: 10 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary X 3
15:30 Writing of /revision of write-ups- Overview presentation of handbook outline and introduction to the template to be used for writing - M. Bekunda
- Process: 20 mins presentation + 10 mins clarification in plenary
- Participants go into writing groups (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
16:00 Tea/Coffee Break- 16:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
17:30 End of dayDay 4 (14 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
- 8:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
10:00 Tea/Coffee Break- 10:30 Writing groups cont'd (participants assemble by chapters of theSI approaches handbook handbook)
13:00 Lunch Break14:00 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches
- Process: 15 mins presentation + 15 mins discussion X 4 chapters; This session will be done using computers. All draft chapters to be collected and shared with all participants by the facilitator before lunch break, this will help in the review process as the team working on a chapter presents and the other participants can refer to the work and make practical input/feedback/comment about what is already typed up.
- Chapter 1 - Okori, Setimela, Jumbo
- Chapter 2 - Chikowo, Snapp, Kihara, Chirwa
16:00 Tea/Coffe Break16:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd)
- Chapter 3 - Kihara, Kimaro, Desta, Lyimo, Mhango
- Chapter 4 - Kizito, Swai, Kimaro, Chikowo
17:30 End of dayDay 5 (15 Sept.)
8:20 Overview of agenda for the day
8:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd) (15 mins presentation + 15 mins discussion) X 6 chapters
- Chapter 5 - Thierfelder, Kihara
- Chapter 6 - Lukuyu, Rubanza
- Chapter 7 - Abass, Mutungi, Okori
10:00 Coffee/Tea Break10:30 Presentation of revised write-ups for the handbook of SI approaches (cont'd)
- Chapter 8 - Ochieng, Jumbo, Chipungu, Muzanila, Mwangwela, Anitha
- Chapter 9 - Claessesns, Gundula, Thierfelder
- Chapter 10 - Sseguya, Muthoni, Chipungu, Vimbayi
12:00 Reporting back from project steering committee meeting & discussion - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon13:00 Lunch
14:00 Next steps - M.Bekunda
15:00 Closing